New Past and Present November 2023

Stay informed on the people, places and events that influence world affairs with new books on current events, along with recommended memoirs, biographies and history titles.

Updated October 21, 2023
Carver County Library
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The LGBTQ+ history book
Bronski, Michael
Paper Book
Discover the rich and complex history of LGBTQ+ people around the world - their struggles, triumphs, and cultural contributions. Exploring and explaining the most important ideas and events in LGBTQ+ history and culture, this book showcases the breadth of the LGBTQ+ experience....
The Russo-Ukrainian war
Plokhy, Serhii
Paper Book
On 24 February 2022, Russia stunned the world by launching an invasion of Ukraine. In the midst of checking on the family and friends who were now on the front lines of Europe's largest conflict since the outbreak of the Second World War, acclaimed Ukrainian-American historian Serhii Plokhy...
Pathogenesis : a history of the world in eight plagues
Kennedy, Jonathan
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A "gripping" (The Washington Post) account of how the major transformations in history--from the rise of Homo sapiens to the birth of capitalism--have been shaped not by humans but by germs "Superbly written . . . Kennedy seamlessly weaves...
Becoming free indeed : my story of disentangling faith from fear
Vuolo, Jinger
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller Jinger Vuolo, the sixth child in the famous Duggar family of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting and Counting On, recounts how she began to question the unhealthy ideology of her youth and learned to embrace true freedom in Christ. When Jinger Duggar...
Pageboy : a memoir
Page, Elliot
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER | INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A New York TimesBook of the Year and TimeMagazine Must-Read Book of 2023 Shortlisted for the Goodreads Choice Awards andBooks Are My Bag Readers Awards 2023 ...

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